Patents by Inventor Wolfram Kühnel

Wolfram Kühnel has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 8834239
    Abstract: An air outlet, in particular for a motor vehicle, includes at least one air guide element in a flow duct for inducing a swirl in the airflow on introduction of air into the air outlet from an air duct and a flow body embodied along the longitudinal axis of the flow duct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Behr GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Wolfram Kühnel
  • Publication number: 20080233857
    Abstract: The invention relates to an air outlet (1), in particular, for a motor vehicle, comprising at least one airguide element (4), arranged in a flow duct (2), which induces a swirl in the airflow on introduction into the air outlet (1) from an air duct, whereby a flow body (3) is embodied along the mid longitudinal axis of the flow duct (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2005
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Inventor: Wolfram Kuhnel
  • Publication number: 20080051022
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for ventilating a vehicle. Said device comprises a feed channel (1) and an outlet element (2) with an outlet opening (6) that defines an outlet plane of the air, whereby an air stream can he conducted through the feed channel (1) into an inlet (8) of the outlet element (2) and the air stream from the outlet element (2) emerges in the interior of the vehicle. The outlet element (2) comprises deflection means (3, 7a, 7b, 7c, 7d), which are used to generate spin in at least one section of the air stream. The aim of the invention is to provide a device with a mechanically simple construction, which does not require a large amount of installation space and which can deliver the most diffuse or non-directional air possible. To achieve this, the outlet plane is located essentially parallel to the direction (C) of the air stream in the vicinity of the inlet (8) of the outlet element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2005
    Publication date: February 28, 2008
    Inventors: Wolfram Kuhnel, Volker Schramm